Recent high school completers and their enrollment in college, by sex and level of institution: 1960 through 2016

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]

Year

Number of high school completers1 (in thousands)

Percent of recent high school completers1 enrolled in college2

Total

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Total

2-year college

4-year college or university

Total

2-year college

4-year college or university

Total

2-year college

4-year college or university

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1960

1,679

(44.5)

756

(32.3)

923

(30.1)

45.1

(2.16)

—

(†)

—

(†)

54.0

(3.23)

—

(†)

—

(†)

37.9

(2.85)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1961

1,763

(46.7)

790

(33.7)

973

(31.8)

48.0

(2.12)

—

(†)

—

(†)

56.3

(3.14)

—

(†)

—

(†)

41.3

(2.81)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1962

1,838

(44.3)

872

(32.0)

966

(30.4)

49.0

(2.08)

—

(†)

—

(†)

55.0

(3.00)

—

(†)

—

(†)

43.5

(2.84)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1963

1,741

(44.9)

794

(32.6)

947

(30.5)

45.0

(2.12)

—

(†)

—

(†)

52.3

(3.16)

—

(†)

—

(†)

39.0

(2.82)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1964

2,145

(43.6)

997

(32.3)

1,148

(28.9)

48.3

(1.92)

—

(†)

—

(†)

57.2

(2.79)

—

(†)

—

(†)

40.7

(2.58)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1965

2,659

(48.5)

1,254

(35.7)

1,405

(32.5)

50.9

(1.73)

—

(†)

—

(†)

57.3

(2.49)

—

(†)

—

(†)

45.3

(2.37)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1966

2,612

(45.7)

1,207

(34.4)

1,405

(29.5)

50.1

(1.74)

—

(†)

—

(†)

58.7

(2.53)

—

(†)

—

(†)

42.7

(2.35)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1967

2,525

(38.5)

1,142

(28.9)

1,383

(24.7)

51.9

(1.44)

—

(†)

—

(†)

57.6

(2.12)

—

(†)

—

(†)

47.2

(1.95)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1968

2,606

(38.0)

1,184

(28.7)

1,422

(24.2)

55.4

(1.41)

—

(†)

—

(†)

63.2

(2.04)

—

(†)

—

(†)

48.9

(1.93)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1969

2,842

(36.6)

1,352

(27.3)

1,490

(24.2)

53.3

(1.36)

—

(†)

—

(†)

60.1

(1.93)

—

(†)

—

(†)

47.2

(1.88)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1970

2,758

(38.1)

1,343

(26.6)

1,415

(27.3)

51.7

(1.38)

—

(†)

—

(†)

55.2

(1.97)

—

(†)

—

(†)

48.5

(1.93)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1971

2,875

(38.7)

1,371

(27.1)

1,504

(27.6)

53.5

(1.35)

—

(†)

—

(†)

57.6

(1.94)

—

(†)

—

(†)

49.8

(1.87)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1972

2,964

(38.5)

1,423

(27.5)

1,542

(26.9)

49.2

(1.33)

—

(†)

—

(†)

52.7

(1.92)

—

(†)

—

(†)

46.0

(1.84)

—

(†)

—

(†)

1973

3,058

(37.7)

1,460

(28.0)

1,599

(25.0)

46.6

(1.31)

14.9

(0.94)

31.6

(1.22)

50.0

(1.90)

14.6

(1.34)

35.4

(1.82)

43.4

(1.80)

15.2

(1.30)

28.2

(1.63)

1974

3,101

(39.3)

1,491

(28.2)

1,611

(27.3)

47.6

(1.30)

15.2

(0.94)

32.4

(1.22)

49.4

(1.88)

16.6

(1.40)

32.8

(1.77)

45.9

(1.80)

13.9

(1.25)

32.0

(1.69)

1975

3,185

(39.3)

1,513

(27.8)

1,672

(27.7)

50.7

(1.29)

18.2

(0.99)

32.6

(1.21)

52.6

(1.86)

19.0

(1.47)

33.6

(1.76)

49.0

(1.78)

17.4

(1.35)

31.6

(1.65)

1976

2,986

(40.5)

1,451

(29.4)

1,535

(27.8)

48.8

(1.33)

15.6

(0.96)

33.3

(1.25)

47.2

(1.90)

14.5

(1.34)

32.7

(1.79)

50.3

(1.85)

16.6

(1.38)

33.8

(1.75)

1977

3,141

(41.0)

1,483

(29.8)

1,659

(27.9)

50.6

(1.30)

17.5

(0.98)

33.1

(1.22)

52.1

(1.88)

17.2

(1.42)

35.0

(1.80)

49.3

(1.78)

17.8

(1.36)

31.5

(1.66)

1978

3,163

(40.0)

1,485

(29.4)

1,677

(26.8)

50.1

(1.29)

17.0

(0.97)

33.1

(1.22)

51.1

(1.88)

15.6

(1.37)

35.5

(1.80)

49.3

(1.77)

18.3

(1.37)

31.0

(1.64)

1979

3,160

(40.3)

1,475

(29.4)

1,685

(27.4)

49.3

(1.29)

17.5

(0.98)

31.8

(1.20)

50.4

(1.89)

16.9

(1.42)

33.5

(1.79)

48.4

(1.77)

18.1

(1.36)

30.3

(1.63)

1980

3,088

(39.6)

1,498

(28.5)

1,589

(27.5)

49.3

(1.31)

19.4

(1.03)

29.9

(1.20)

46.7

(1.87)

17.1

(1.41)

29.7

(1.71)

51.8

(1.82)

21.6

(1.50)

30.2

(1.67)

1981

3,056

(42.4)

1,491

(30.6)

1,565

(29.3)

53.9

(1.31)

20.5

(1.06)

33.5

(1.24)

54.8

(1.87)

20.9

(1.53)

33.9

(1.78)

53.1

(1.83)

20.1

(1.47)

33.0

(1.73)

1982

3,100

(41.0)

1,509

(29.4)

1,592

(28.6)

50.6

(1.38)

19.1

(1.09)

31.5

(1.28)

49.1

(1.98)

17.5

(1.50)

31.6

(1.84)

52.0

(1.93)

20.6

(1.56)

31.4

(1.79)

1983

2,963

(42.2)

1,389

(30.8)

1,573

(28.6)

52.7

(1.41)

19.2

(1.11)

33.5

(1.33)

51.9

(2.06)

20.2

(1.66)

31.7

(1.92)

53.4

(1.93)

18.4

(1.50)

35.1

(1.85)

1984

3,012

(37.0)

1,429

(29.1)

1,584

(22.2)

55.2

(1.39)

19.4

(1.11)

35.8

(1.34)

56.0

(2.02)

17.7

(1.55)

38.4

(1.98)

54.5

(1.92)

21.0

(1.57)

33.5

(1.82)

1985

2,668

(40.7)

1,287

(29.1)

1,381

(28.3)

57.7

(1.47)

19.6

(1.18)

38.1

(1.45)

58.6

(2.11)

19.9

(1.71)

38.8

(2.09)

56.8

(2.05)

19.3

(1.63)

37.5

(2.00)

1986

2,786

(39.2)

1,332

(28.9)

1,454

(26.4)

53.8

(1.45)

19.2

(1.15)

34.5

(1.39)

55.8

(2.09)

21.3

(1.73)

34.5

(2.00)

51.9

(2.02)

17.3

(1.53)

34.6

(1.92)

1987

2,647

(41.5)

1,278

(30.2)

1,369

(28.4)

56.8

(1.48)

18.9

(1.17)

37.9

(1.45)

58.3

(2.12)

17.3

(1.63)

41.0

(2.12)

55.3

(2.07)

20.3

(1.67)

35.0

(1.98)

1988

2,673

(47.7)

1,334

(34.6)

1,339

(32.8)

58.9

(1.60)

21.9

(1.34)

37.1

(1.57)

57.1

(2.27)

21.3

(1.88)

35.8

(2.20)

60.7

(2.24)

22.4

(1.91)

38.3

(2.23)

1989

2,450

(44.8)

1,204

(31.7)

1,246

(31.7)

59.6

(1.58)

20.7

(1.30)

38.9

(1.57)

57.6

(2.27)

18.3

(1.77)

39.3

(2.24)

61.6

(2.19)

23.1

(1.90)

38.5

(2.20)

1990

2,362

(43.0)

1,173

(30.6)

1,189

(30.2)

60.1

(1.60)

20.1

(1.31)

40.0

(1.61)

58.0

(2.29)

19.6

(1.85)

38.4

(2.26)

62.2

(2.24)

20.6

(1.87)

41.6

(2.28)

1991

2,276

(41.1)

1,140

(29.0)

1,136

(29.0)

62.5

(1.62)

24.9

(1.44)

37.7

(1.62)

57.9

(2.33)

22.9

(1.98)

35.0

(2.25)

67.1

(2.22)

26.8

(2.09)

40.3

(2.32)

1992

2,397

(40.5)

1,216

(29.1)

1,180

(28.1)

61.9

(1.58)

23.0

(1.37)

38.9

(1.59)

60.0

(2.24)

22.1

(1.89)

37.8

(2.21)

63.8

(2.23)

23.9

(1.98)

40.0

(2.27)

1993

2,342

(41.4)

1,120

(30.6)

1,223

(27.7)

62.6

(1.59)

22.8

(1.38)

39.8

(1.61)

59.9

(2.33)

22.9

(2.00)

37.0

(2.30)

65.2

(2.17)

22.8

(1.91)

42.4

(2.25)

1994

2,517

(41.1)

1,244

(30.1)

1,273

(27.9)

61.9

(1.54)

21.0

(1.29)

40.9

(1.56)

60.6

(2.21)

23.0

(1.90)

37.5

(2.19)

63.2

(2.15)

19.1

(1.75)

44.1

(2.22)

1995

2,599

(41.0)

1,238

(30.0)

1,361

(27.7)

61.9

(1.41)

21.5

(1.19)

40.4

(1.43)

62.6

(2.04)

25.3

(1.83)

37.4

(2.04)

61.3

(1.96)

18.1

(1.55)

43.2

(1.99)

1996

2,660

(40.5)

1,297

(29.5)

1,363

(27.7)

65.0

(1.42)

23.1

(1.26)

41.9

(1.47)

60.1

(2.09)

21.5

(1.76)

38.5

(2.08)

69.7

(1.91)

24.6

(1.79)

45.1

(2.07)

1997

2,769

(41.8)

1,354

(31.0)

1,415

(27.9)

67.0

(1.37)

22.8

(1.23)

44.3

(1.45)

63.6

(2.01)

21.4

(1.71)

42.2

(2.06)

70.3

(1.87)

24.1

(1.75)

46.2

(2.04)

1998

2,810

(43.9)

1,452

(31.0)

1,358

(31.0)

65.6

(1.38)

24.4

(1.25)

41.3

(1.43)

62.4

(1.96)

24.4

(1.73)

38.0

(1.96)

69.1

(1.93)

24.3

(1.79)

44.8

(2.08)

1999

2,897

(41.5)

1,474

(29.9)

1,423

(28.8)

62.9

(1.38)

21.0

(1.16)

41.9

(1.41)

61.4

(1.95)

21.0

(1.63)

40.5

(1.97)

64.4

(1.95)

21.1

(1.66)

43.3

(2.02)

2000

2,756

(45.3)

1,251

(33.6)

1,505

(29.7)

63.3

(1.41)

21.4

(1.20)

41.9

(1.45)

59.9

(2.13)

23.1

(1.83)

36.8

(2.10)

66.2

(1.88)

20.0

(1.59)

46.2

(1.98)

2001

2,549

(44.1)

1,277

(32.0)

1,273

(30.3)

61.8

(1.41)

19.6

(1.15)

42.1

(1.43)

60.1

(2.00)

18.6

(1.59)

41.4

(2.01)

63.5

(1.97)

20.6

(1.66)

42.8

(2.02)

2002

2,796

(42.7)

1,412

(31.3)

1,384

(29.0)

65.2

(1.31)

21.6

(1.14)

43.6

(1.37)

62.1

(1.88)

20.4

(1.57)

41.7

(1.92)

68.4

(1.82)

22.8

(1.65)

45.6

(1.95)

2003

2,677

(42.2)

1,306

(29.9)

1,372

(29.7)

63.9

(1.35)

21.5

(1.16)

42.5

(1.39)

61.2

(1.97)

21.9

(1.67)

39.3

(1.97)

66.5

(1.86)

21.0

(1.61)

45.5

(1.96)

2004

2,752

(40.0)

1,327

(29.1)

1,425

(27.3)

66.7

(1.31)

22.4

(1.16)

44.2

(1.38)

61.4

(1.95)

21.8

(1.65)

39.6

(1.96)

71.5

(1.74)

23.1

(1.63)

48.5

(1.93)

2005

2,675

(40.8)

1,262

(31.5)

1,414

(24.9)

68.6

(1.31)

24.0

(1.21)

44.6

(1.40)

66.5

(1.94)

24.7

(1.77)

41.8

(2.03)

70.4

(1.77)

23.4

(1.64)

47.0

(1.94)

2006

2,692

(44.6)

1,328

(32.7)

1,363

(30.1)

66.0

(1.33)

24.7

(1.21)

41.3

(1.39)

65.8

(1.90)

24.9

(1.73)

40.9

(1.97)

66.1

(1.87)

24.5

(1.70)

41.7

(1.95)

2007

2,955

(42.6)

1,511

(30.0)

1,444

(30.3)

67.2

(1.26)

24.1

(1.15)

43.1

(1.33)

66.1

(1.78)

22.7

(1.57)

43.4

(1.86)

68.3

(1.79)

25.5

(1.67)

42.8

(1.90)

2008

3,151

(42.8)

1,640

(29.6)

1,511

(30.9)

68.6

(1.21)

27.7

(1.16)

40.9

(1.28)

65.9

(1.71)

24.9

(1.56)

41.0

(1.77)

71.6

(1.69)

30.6

(1.73)

40.9

(1.85)

2009

2,937

(45.0)

1,407

(32.8)

1,531

(30.6)

70.1

(1.23)

27.7

(1.21)

42.4

(1.33)

66.0

(1.84)

25.1

(1.69)

40.9

(1.91)

73.8

(1.64)

30.1

(1.71)

43.8

(1.85)

20103

3,160

(91.8)

1,679

(64.6)

1,482

(58.4)

68.1

(1.49)

26.7

(1.52)

41.4

(1.61)

62.8

(1.88)

28.5

(2.03)

34.3

(1.97)

74.0

(2.31)

24.6

(2.32)

49.5

(2.59)

20113

3,079

(88.3)

1,611

(60.6)

1,468

(58.4)

68.2

(1.45)

25.9

(1.49)

42.3

(1.44)

64.7

(2.16)

24.7

(1.79)

40.0

(2.10)

72.2

(1.98)

27.3

(2.17)

44.9

(2.37)

20123

3,203

(96.2)

1,622

(70.1)

1,581

(54.0)

66.2

(1.59)

28.8

(1.57)

37.5

(1.60)

61.3

(2.17)

26.9

(2.20)

34.4

(2.15)

71.3

(2.11)

30.7

(2.09)

40.6

(2.21)

20133

2,977

(84.4)

1,524

(62.9)

1,453

(57.0)

65.9

(1.58)

23.8

(1.44)

42.1

(1.76)

63.5

(2.20)

24.5

(2.14)

39.0

(2.48)

68.4

(2.17)

23.0

(2.15)

45.3

(2.21)

20143

2,868

(78.5)

1,423

(58.1)

1,445

(57.5)

68.4

(1.67)

24.6

(1.56)

43.7

(1.81)

64.0

(2.32)

21.2

(2.07)

42.8

(2.69)

72.6

(2.50)

28.0

(2.35)

44.6

(2.57)

20153

2,965

(87.5)

1,448

(64.6)

1,516

(56.6)

69.2

(1.54)

25.2

(1.48)

44.0

(1.61)

65.8

(2.27)

24.3

(2.00)

41.5

(2.27)

72.5

(2.18)

26.2

(2.08)

46.4

(2.42)

20163

3,137

(102.3)

1,517

(70.6)

1,620

(66.7)

69.8

(1.64)

23.7

(1.56)

46.0

(1.85)

67.5

(2.12)

25.3

(2.26)

42.2

(2.47)

71.9

(2.40)

22.3

(1.99)

49.6

(2.46)

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

1 Individuals ages 16 to 24 who graduated from high school or completed a GED or other high school equivalency credential.

2 Enrollment in college as of October of each year for individuals ages 16 to 24 who had completed high school earlier in the calendar year.

3 Beginning in 2010, standard errors were computed using replicate weights, which produced more precise values than the generalized variance function methodology used in prior years.

NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. High school completion data in this table differ from figures appearing in other tables because of varying survey procedures and coverage. High school completers include GED recipients. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: American College Testing Program, unpublished tabulations, derived from statistics collected by the Census Bureau, 1960 through 1969. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 1970 through 2016. (This table was prepared July 2017.)